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Cutlery utensil dispenser

一种分配器、餐具的技术，应用在家里用具、应用、货架等方向，能够解决受限餐具数量等问题

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-08-31
GPCP IP HLDG LLC
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Such arrangements may be suitable for their intended purpose, but are limited by the amount of cutlery they can hold

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[0024] One embodiment of the present invention (as shown and described by the various drawings and accompanying text) provides a pantry configured to dispense one at a time from a plurality of pantry compartments each containing a stack of cutlery. A cutlery dispenser for cutlery, and a dispensing method applicable thereto. Although the embodiments described herein depict a fork as an example cutlery, it should be appreciated that the disclosed invention is also applicable to other cutlery such as, for example, knives, spoons and sporks. The stack of cutlery can be made of any type of material like plastic, metal, wood, or compressed paper coated with plastic, for example.

[0025] figure 1 and figure 2 Embodiments of a cutlery dispenser 100 are depicted with and without side walls 105, a housing cover 110, and a tray cover 115, respectively. see more precisely figure 2 , the dispenser 100 includes N pantry compartments 120 , 122 each suitably sized and configured to acc...

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A cutlery utensil dispenser having at least one utensil compartment and a dispensing mechanism is disclosed. Each utensil compartment is so dimensioned and configured to house a stack of utensils. The dispensing mechanism includes a drive member in operable communication with at least one driven member, each driven member being associated with a respective one of the compartments. Actuation of the drive member causes simultaneous actuation of each driven member that causes a utensil to be dispensed from each compartment in repeatable succession one at a time. Also disclosed is a cutlery utensil dispenser having an electric motor in operable communication with the dispensing mechanism, and a controller in operable communication with the motor. The controller includes a processing circuit responsive to computer executable instructions which when executed on the processing circuit facilitates dispensing of a utensil from the utensil compartment by operation of the motor on command.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to cutlery dispensers, and in particular to a multi-stack cutlery dispenser. Background technique [0002] Dining establishments often provide cutlery in dispensing bins where all patrons place their hands into the bin to access a knife, fork, spoon or fork. While this type of arrangement provides economical distribution of cutlery, unlike sets of cutlery that are packaged separately in plastic sleeves, open bins are not very hygienic and can spread hand-borne germs and the like to other utensils in the box or potentially spread to another customer. [0003] In an attempt to address concerns about sanitary cutlery distribution, enclosed dispensers have been used in which a stack of cutlery is placed in a pantry and pressed by operating a dispensing lever. Commands are allocated one at a time. Such arrangements may be suitable for their intended purpose, but are limited by the amount of tableware they can hold...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A47F1/10
CPCA47F2001/103A47F1/10
Inventor C·M·莱因泽尔B·迪朗S·J·德拉本特T·J·斯泰默尔
Owner GPCP IP HLDG LLC
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